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EDITOR:
All
originals
printed
here
take
part
in the normal
roblemist tournaments,
so
that
publication
.in
this
is
equivalent
to
publication
in
the
main
agazine.
For
this
supplement, I
am looking for straightforuard
they should be
pointed,
well
and have
entertainment
value.
lf
you
think
you
have
anything suitable,
please
submit
it
to me at
address
above.
I
would
appreciate
it if composers
problems
clearly drawn
or
stamped
on
please.
I
would also be happy
if composers
the
solution,
so that
I
may
have a
of solving their originals. Many
thanksl
The supplement
has its own unified solving ladder
and
to
enter
it.
Prizes
are
in line
with the main
Apologies
to
Colin Russ for
two typing errors
of
mine
his
article
last issue.
Of
course,
the
Breuer
book was
in 1982,
as indicated above diagram
(B),
and
as
suggested in the text
alongside. Also, three
the
boftom
of the
article,
the
move
1.Bd8?
read 1...8a8?
For
a
long
time
before The
Problemist Supplement
to
press
with its
first
issue,
I
spent
considerable
to
come
up with
the
right
title
for
this
little
I
am
somewhat
dissatisfied
with
the
current
Can anybody
out there suggest
something better?
I
would like
to
make
the SELECTTOTVS
feature
an
guest one,
with
articles
by
different contribu-
I would
particularly
like
pieces
by solvers, explaining
they
liked
(or
disliked )
particular problems.
Accord-
contributions
are
invited. John
Coward will continue
contribute, as
he
does below, but
in
a
less
regular
Again, an extra
page
of originals this issue,
to try and
my
somewhat enlarged
stock, especially
of
After them.
Robert Lincoln writes
about
black
BDS
SELECTIONS
Cyclic change is
a
fairly
modern theme,
usually shown
the 2-move threat
problem
is
the
form
-
a
b
tssuE
14
SEPTEMBER 1994
B D Stephenson,
9
Roydfield Drive, Waterthorpe,
SHEFFIELD,
519
6ND
M McDowell,
136
St. Luke's
Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA,Essex,
SS2 4AG
J R
Coward,
25 Elmwood Avenue,
HARROW
Middlesex,
HA3
8AJ
A
PITUK
1st Plae, Backa
Bystri TT, 1958
R T
LEWIS
Version of A Pituk
above
The
changes
are between try-play
and
actual
play,
and
in
many cases the
threat
(or
the
try{hreat)
forms
part
of
the cycle.
Cyclic
change
in
any form
is
not easy
to
achieve when one
considers that
each white mate in turn
must
be valid after
only one black reply
and unsound
after
both
the others. An
even more
difficult task
is
to
show
cycric chanses between
*. *r?i.1."i1,i3,,3'lLrl
erly
done in
the
prize-
winning
problem
by
Pituk
alongside.
The
key
takes
guards
away
from e4,
b5 and
(by
interference
after
1...8-)
from c5, but
adds
guards
to
b6,
f4
and
e3. ln view of
the
task
I
thought the
heavy
white force was
unavoidable,
until
Tony Lewis showed
me
the more economi-
cal setting
given
be-
low. Even
the cook-
stopping
black
pawns
at a4
and b3 disaD-
pear
when
the
white
queen
is downgraded
to a rook.
Also,
1.b3?
and
1.b4?
become
tries
(although
merely
'technical'
tries
-
see
my
article
in the May
issue),
defeated
only
by
the
immediate
1...Kc3 So
also
does
1.a4?
KcS
Solution:- 1.Sds
0
2.4
2.8
2.C
2.C
2.4
2.5
a
b
1...KeS
1...Kcs
1...B-
Set
2.d4
2.Bxe3
2.86
Actual
B6
d4
Bxe3
1.Key
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PS2O8
(Mayhew) 1.Ke7
(2.Of5 #) 1...Ke4/Kc5ics
2.Kd6/
Ke6/Qf3
#.
"Quite
a
teaser."
(J.Gill) 'Nicely done."
(C.Vaughan)
"lmmaculate
construction,
but
identical an-
ticipation
by
WGleave,
English
Mechanic
1891
"
(B.P-
.Barnes)
"An
idea
which
goes
back
as
least as
far
as
T.Jensen,
Schachzeitung
1870
(No.89A
in
"The
Vvhite
King").
A
neat version
with
additional battery
play
is
C.Mansfield,
British Chess
Magazine
1982
4s3l1p4p1l
6pl/1RB
1k3/bl
p512P3KB|4PIQ1t5R2 #2
1.Kf3.'
(MM)
PS209
(Lincoln)
1.8a7?
1...8,c5
1.8b2?
1...Rc3 ;
1.897?
1... Bf6l
;
1. Bg
1 ? 1... Rxg
1 ; 1 . Be5?'1...
Rf4 ;
1.Bt2l
(2
-e4
#)
1... Re3,/Rf4/Re1,
Rd4/Rxf2
2.Sxe3(2.Sf4?)/Sxf4(Se3?)/
R(x)d4lSe3
#.
"lmpressive
control
of
key
bishop."
(BPB)
"Tries
less than
impressive."
(l.T.Zimmerman)
"Tricky
choice
of
key."
(JG)
"Some
solvers
describe
the
main-
plays
1...Re3 and
1...Rf4 as
examples
of the Java
theme;
however
that
particular
kind
of
dual
avoidance
requires
both
the
white
mate and
the
attempted
mating
move
to
close
a white
line of
guard.
Here each
black
defence
has
already
cut
one
of
the
guards
on d4,
hence
full
Java
strategy
is not
shown."
(MM)
PS210
(Lincoln)
1.Qa8?
(2.Sf6,Sc3
#) 1...Qxd5/Rxd5
2.Rf4/Re3
#
1..b4t; 1.Qg2t
(2.Rf4,Re3
#)
1...Qxf3/
Rxf3/Kxd5
2.Sffi/Sc3/Rxd3
#
"Stylish'Odessa'theme
(with
flight-giving
key )
shown
in
the
pattern
Try?
Q.NA)
alb
2.ClD
Key
(2.C/D)
cld
2.N8."
(BPB)
"Strong
double-checking
battery,
but
neat self-pins."
(JG)
"Try
and
key
play
not well-matched;
no
active self-pins
after
tty."
[Z)
"Whether
an
'Odessa'
example
or,
as
another
solver
describes
it. a
"double
pseudo-Le
Grand",
the idea
is at
least clear-cut."
(MM)
PS211
(Petite) 1.8f6
A?
(2.Sc3) 1...8xb5
b/Sb1
2.exf/
C/Qxf3
1..Bxd3
al;
't.Bg5
B?
(2.Sc5)
1...Bxd3 a/Sb3
2.exf7 C/Qxf3
1 ..Bxbs
b ; 1.exff
C
(2.8f5)
1...8xd3
a/Bxbs b/Be6
2.895
8/86
A/Rxe6
"The
refutations
1...8xd3
and
1...8xb5
are
strong
black
moves
in
the
diagram,
giving
flights to the
BK. They
are not set,
hence
mates must
be
provided
by the
key. When solving,
I
never saw
the tries and
so initially
missed the
point
of the
problem.' (BDS)
"Half-baftery
and
ingenious
recurrence
of
mate
C
(2.exfZ)
as
key-move
adds interest
to this
Banny theme
example, although
clearly
the
pieces
on c8
and h6
must be brought
into
play." (BPB)
"Obvious
key."
(JO)
"The
Banny theme
pattern
runs
as
follows
-
fry
A?
alTry
B? b
Keyl a/b 2.8/A."
(MM)
PS212
(Dambassis)
Set
1...Se-/Sf-/B-/d4
2.Sc6/Sd7i
d4t-;1.Ra4?
(2.f4#)
1...d42.cxd4#
but 1..Sfg6 ;
1.Rh4?
01..d42.cxd4
#
but
1..Sxc8 ;
1.8b7?
0
1...d42.t4#but
1..Seg6 ;
1.8b2
0
1 ...Se-/Sf-/B-/d
4 2.ScGlSd7
I d4l cxd4
#
"1
...d4 is the only
unprovided
move in the
diagram.
The
hies
(which provide
for
1..-d4)
must
be attempted
to
ensure
that they
are not cooks.
By
arranging
tries
that
provide
for unprovided
strong
black
moves,
composers
wiil ensure
that solvers see
their intention.
An unprovided
check or
flight
has
always
been considered
a serious
flaw
in a
problem
because of
the
help it
gives
the solver,
but
when
several tries as
well as the
key
provide
for it, it can,
in
my opinion,
become a
positive
merit."
(BDS) "Grandi-
ose ''Zappas"
theme with cyclic loss
of
control
of the triply
guarded
e6.
Poor
key, but mixed
means
of
making
tries
work
is admirable."
(BPB)
PS2l3
(Vitale)
1.Qb1
(2.Qb7
or
2.Qh7)
1...K6
2.Bc6
Ke6 3.Q96
#; 1...Kd6
2.Qb6+
Kd7 3.894
#;
1...Kd7
2.Qb6
Kc8 3.894
#.
"Rather
sparse
and
lacking
in
point."
(J.Quah)
"Not
as easy
as
it seemed,
and 2.Bc
particularly
quiet
and
pleasing." (K.Dewhurst)
"Sub-
standard;
fl ight-taking key."
(B.lngre)
PS2{4
(Saunders)
1.a4
0
1...bxa3ep
2.Rxc3
(3.Rc8)
Bc4 3.Qe7
#;
1...f5
2.Q95+ Sffi 3.Qxfti
#;
1...Sf4 2.Bxf4
0
fslBc-/Be-
3.895/Rc8/Qe7
#; 1...S93
2.Bxg3
0
fsl
Bc-/Be-
3.Q95/Rc8/Qe7
#; 1...Sx97
2.Sxg7
0
fs/Bc-/
AfTlBe-
3.Q95/Rc8/Qe7/Qe7,Qe8
#.
"Sustained
zugzwang." (JG) "A curiosity - after
1..Sxg7
2.Sxg7
Black
cannot
save himself
by capturing en
passant.
WPa2 was
an unlikely
key
piece,
masquerading as a cookstopper
to
prevent
Ra2-xa5-a8."
(Ja)
"Pity
key
prevents
Black's
only unprovided
move."
(A.Ettinger)
PS215
(Huseynli) 1.Bd1l e6 2.Se2 Kf3
3.Sf4+ Ke3 4.592
#.
"Enjoyable
miniature
with
Indian strategy.
Nothing
original,
but note the
dual-stopping role
of
the
BP.'
(JO)
"Short
but
sweet
logic."
(JG)
PS216
(lnnocenti) l.axblB f8B 2.Be4 Bd6
#;
l.fxglS f8S
2.Sf3 Sxg6
#.
"Shiking for its Phoenix theme
(captured
W
piece
is
replaced
by
promotion)
with
BB and
BS
assuming
the
role of captured WB and
WS,
but
surely not
a
3WBs theme?"
(BPB)
"Reminded
me
of
J,Korponai
(v.
E.Albert),
Arbejder-Skak
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#
'Fun
to
solve and
reasonably challenging.'
(Ja)
'Very
enjoyable."
(KD)
"To
those
naughty
people
who copied their
solution from
lf,e
Guardian-shame on
youl
(MM)
PS224
(Olausson)
(a)
1.b1=N
d8=Q 2.Nd5
Qxds
(+1161;
(b)
1.bxc1=Pao
(+NcB)
d8=N
2.Paogl
Nf2 #
"'Note
that
he rules applied for
fairy
promotions
in
this
problem
were
pecial
(as
was mentioned in
the
notes
-
which
some
-
MM). Normally
either side
can
promote
piece
or to any fairy
piece present
in
the
nitial
position.
lf
this strict rule had
been applied
to
S.224,
(b)
would have
had no
solution, as the initial
of
(b)
does
not
contiain
a
Pao "
(BDS) "Tricky
-
promotion
to an
orthodox
piece
was unexpected "
disparate solutions make
for a
good puzzle."
(Nebotov) (a)
1.Re2
Rxds
(+Ra8)
2.Rf2
Rd1 #;
2.RP
Re1 #'ln
(b)
the
WR
must
stop
at
e5
RxdS would
result in
the reborn BR
giving
check
Note that in
(b)
3.Kxe1 is illegal
because the WR
give
check, not from
al,
but from
e8
(MM)
elegantly forced without
strain. Although
they
rather mundane,
the
problem
is not bad for
6 Dieces.'
Klaus
Wenda corrects
his PSl88
(Jan.
by moving bPd3 to
d4.
MM
ORIGINALS
The
#2
under PS253
to
PS258 means 'White
to
ptay
mate
in two
moves
against any defence.'
PS259 to
also
directmates,
but
longer.
Michael
starts us of with
a
miniature, and then
comes
our second contribution
from
the
Principality.
lt's
first composition,
although
the composer
acknowledges
assistance
from
Barry
Barnes.
PS255
is our
contribution from
Bob Lincoln
and with
PS256
we
taskmaster
Sir
Jeremy Morse
who's up
to
his
Senior composer
Professor
Emilio Battaglia
us
some
traditional
style
play
in PS257,
as
does
valued
Dutch contributor
with P3258.
Fingers
crossed for
our
solutions editor,
who
hopes
PS259
is
original.
The
second
three-mover,
should
provide
tougher material.
The four-mover
by one
of our lndian
friends
should
prove
to solvers.
PS262
to
PS268
are
helpmates
in
which
Btack,
first,
co-operates
with
\Mite
so
that
Vvhite
can
in
the
number
of moves
soecified. Note
the
in
PS262
and
PS263.
In these
problems, part
is
the diagram
position,
but
there is atso
part
(b)
to be
Part
(b)
is
reached
by
following
the instructions
the
diagrams.
The
remaining
helpmates
have
solutions,
except
PS264
and
PS265
which
both
two solutions,
as indicated
under the
diagrams.
PS2b9
and
PS270
are
selfmates in
which
\A/hite
first
and forces
an
unwilling
Black
to
mate
him.
which
shows
a
familiar
directmate
idea in
guise,
may
prove
tricky, while
PS270
should
a
tough
nut to
crack.
The imitator
in
PS271
is
a colourless, non-checking,
non-capturing
piece
that
exactly imitates
move
as
it is
played.
A
move is
illegal
if
the
imitator
move is
blocked by
another unit
or
the
board edge.
In
the
example,
the
black king is
not
107
in
check
because
the white
queen
cannot
move
to
the
right,
because
the
imitator
cannot.
P5272,
P5273
and PS277 are
serieshelpmates
in
which
Black
plays
a
sequence
of
consecutive
moves
(without
Vvhite
playing
at
all)
to
reach
a
position
where
Vvhite
can
mate
in
one. The
grasshopper
in PS277
(abbreviation
'G')
moves
and captures
on
Queen
lines
by
hopping
over the first
man
of
either
colour
standing
on
one
of those
lines
to
the square beyond
that man
as
long
as that square is either empty
or
occupied by an enemy
piece.
In PS277
the G
can
go
to a3
or c6, but can't make
any captures.
PS274
is
a
serieshelpstalematq
which
is like
a
serieshelpmate
except
that the
aim is
stalemate of
the
black
king.
PS275
and
PS279
use
the
popular
Circe
condition.
When
captured,
a
piece
(not
a king) is immediately
replaced
on
its
square of
origin
(game
array
square) if
that square is
empty;
in
the
case of rook,
bishop or knight
on
the square
of the same colour
as that on which it
was
captured.
Thus
a
white rook
captured
on h8
(a
black
square) would
be
replaced
on
al,
provided
that
al
was
empty;
if
al
was
occupied
the
rook
would be
removed
from
the board as in
a normal capture.
Pawns
go
to
the
initial
square of
the file they were
captured
on.
A replaced
rook is
deemed not
to
have
moved for
castling
purposes.
The
Neut.al Men
in
PS275 belong
simultaneously
to
both Black
and Vvhite.
They
may
be
moved
by
the
side
that
is
to
move. Neutral
pawns
are
moved up
the
board
by
White and
down
the
board
by
Black.
\A,/hen
a neutral
pawn
promotes,
it
proinotes
to
a
neutral
piece.
Neither
side may leave
its king
en
pnse
to
a neutral
piece.
Either
side may
capture
a neutral
piece
and a neutral
piece
may
capture
a
neutral
piece.
Mate
is only
possible
with a
neutral
piece
if
the
opponent
can't
somehow
move the
mating
piece
away
from
its aftacking
position.
For
examples,
please
see
Mark
Ridley's article
in
the
November
1993
issue. With
the
Circe
condition
in force,
captured neutral
pieces
are reborn
as
if
they were
pieces
belonging
to the side not
doing the
capturing.
For
example,
in PS275,
if
\A/hite
were
to
ptay
1...1(Xa2 the
neutraf
pawn
would
be rebom
on
a7. The
Supplementis
very
pleased
to
have
this, the first of
a
series of originals
from
Grandmaster
Petko Petkov-
Ronald Turnbull
provides
a new
(to
me,
at least ) fairy
condition
called Brenner Ghess.
In
this,
captures of
a
king
are
illegal
if the opposing
king remains
in check. In
PS276,
if
the white
knight
d2
did
not exist,
and
it
was
Black
to
play,
Black
could
play
1...Rh2;
but
as it
is,
the
black
rook
is pinned...
Another
fairy form
presented
in
the Supplement for
the first
time is
Exclusive
Ghess,
presented
here
by its
inventor.
In this, mate
is only
allowed if
the
mating
move
is
the
only mating move
available
at the
time.
In
PS278
'1.R8f4
and 1.R2f4
are both
illegal.
Composers
please
note
that
I
am still, as ever it
seems
( ),
very
short
of
good
selfmates,
and
I
have no
reflexmates
at all.
Quick
publication
of
good
examples
of
these
genres
is
guaranteed
Send
your
solutions
and
comments
to
Michael
Mc-
Dowell
(address
on front
page)
within
2 months
of
receiving
this issue. Enjoy
your
solving
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PS256
C J MORSE
(London)
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MCDOWELL
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PS257
E BATTAGLIA
(ttaty)
PS255
RA LINCOLN
(usA)
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(The
Nethedands)
PS261
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(lndia)
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(tndia)
PS265
E
PETITE
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PS268 C JONSSON
(Sweden)
PS266- N SIOTTS
(Grcece)
PS269
J
BUGLOS
(Hungary)
PS264
C
JONSSON
(Sweden)
PS267
L VITALE
(tatY)
PS27O
SVERTELKA
(Lithuania)
H#2
(b)
bRhB
->
a8
fl#2 2 sols
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PS274 V RAMASWAMY
(lndia)
P5277 A J SOBEY
(Hindhead)
PS275
P A PETKOV
(Bulgaria)
PS278 J J BURBACH
(The
Nethedands)
PS273
J
MAYHEW
(Plymouth)
PS276 R TURNBULL
(Thomhiil)
PS279 J M RICE
(Sutbiton)
H#2 Set
play;
lmitator h4
SH#10
#2 Brenner
Chess
tl2
Tries: Exclusive Chess
#2
Cice
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BLACK PAWN MAGIC
by
Robert Lincoln
Black
pawns
usually
pericrm
a
negligible
role
in
chess
They
are
generally placed
to seal off llights
or
interesting effects
can
be
from starting squares. Where a black
pawn
four
moves
for
whatever
reason.
we
have
This sprightly
mor-
sel
illustrates
the
oro-
cedure clearly.
1.Qe2
leads
to
1...e6
2.Qb5
#,
1...e5
2.Q94 #,
and
1...ex6 2.Qe8 #.
Fi-
nally, 1...exd6
simply
Dermits the threat
(2.Qxe7
#)
to occur.
deal with 1...c6 The surprise 1.f8=S springs 2.Qb5 # for
the
captures and
defeats
1...c6
via 2.Qe6
#.
I employed a
Pickaninny
gadget
in
the following.
1.Rc5
puts
2.Kds #
(A),
2.Ke5
#
(B),
and 2.Kf5
#
(C)
on tap. The
fl/
footman
will
participate
in
combinative sepa-
ration of
triDle threats.
1...fx96 2.A/8,
1...c0
2.BtC, 1...16 2.NC.
1...Kb4 2.4,
1...fxe6
2.8, and 1...f5+
2.C.
The black bishop al-
lows
'all
of the above',
1...B92 at
"none
of the
a bove" 1 ...8xf3+
2.1
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A POPANDOPULO
Shakl,mafy
v
SSSR,
1940
G
BAKCSI
'I
st
Prize,
Arbejder
Skak,
1960
A fine clearance
swoop
1.Ra1
unlocks
this
five
mover.
White
builds
a
queen/rook
battery
against
1...6+
2.KtS tue5 3.Rxc4
e4
4.Rxe4
52- S.RxS
#.
Similarly,
1...fxgO
2.Rd5
52- 3.Rd4+
Sg2
4.Re4
52-
5
RxS
#.
A
rook/bishop duo
acts
to
repulse
1...fxe6
2.8b1
Se2
3.8c2+ Sgl
4.8d1 51-
5.BxS
#.
Also, 1...f5
2.Bh5 14
3.Bdl
f3 4.Qxf3 51-
S.BxS
#
Reshuffling
yields
another
Albino
in
Bakcsi's
helpmate.
The
diagram
version
proceeds
1.dxc6
dxc3
2.c5
Qbs
#.
Section
(b)
goes
1.dxe6
dxe3
2.Rd7
Qxe6
#.
Phase
(c)
reveals
1.dO
d3
2.Qh8+ QxhS
#.
The
last scenario
gives
1.d5
d4+
2.Kd6 Sbs
#.
Every stroke
of
Black's
pawn
is
ex-
actly
mimicked by
his
counterpart.
H#2
(b)
bKc4
->
e5
(c)
Further
bsc3
->
f4
(d)
Further bReT
-> d8
G
PAROS
2nd Ptize, Sao Paulo
Ty.,
'1956
Dr. Paros serves
up
a Pickaninny
in
a
spare setting.
The set
play
solutions are
't...Kd3
dxc6 2.Qe5
#,
1...b5 dO
2.Qa2 # and
1...Qc2 dxe6
2.Qc5 #.
The actual
play
is
1.Kxc6 Qb8 2.d5 b5
#.
H#2 3
set
play
solutions
In my concluding selfmate
(top
of next
column),
prepared
lines
exist for 1...dxc6 2.d3
Kxcs # and
1...dxe6
2.d4 l
